We were honored to be joined by some of team from Miskin Radio as the ‘5th Dartford Players’ performed our production of ‘Oliver with a Twist‘. Throughout the evening, which included delicious cooked food and a raffle, we had a cracking time with singing and jokes and raised a couple of hundred quid for our New Hall Fund too. Check out the report on the evening from Miskin Radio here. 
The 5th Dartford family would like to thank Jeremy Kite and Dartford Borough Council for their very generous donation of £10,000 towards making our dream of a new Scout Hall closer to a reality. Continue reading
Well done to all the leaders and young members of the 5th Dartford Scout Group who represented us at the Dartford Masonic Centre’s craft fair on Sunday 27 October. As always, the centre generously rewarded our efforts with a share of the admissions, which on this occasion totaled £300. Scouts should remember to log your hours for the Kent Scout Volunteer Award.
39 adventurers from the 5th Dartford Scout group traveled by rail, sea and bicycle to la Ferme Daulet, Gravelines, France for our Summer Camp. The weather was favourable for the journey and setting up of camp in a secluded walled garden, before the heavens opened for our one and only storm. Continue reading
This weekend, blessed with warm, dry weather the 5th Dartford Scout Group represented Scouting in the Youth Zone at the Dartford Festival. We had a fantastic turnout from our leaders, running mini crossbows, paper aeroplanes, book & puzzle sales, face-painting and one-pole bridge.
In an event that takes so much organisation and planning, it would have been nice to see more Scouts turn out for this event, but for the Scouts that did, including 12 from the 5th, there were some excellent sporting effort made. The Earley Troop fielded two three man teams in the 12+ category, two 12+ individual entries and an under 12 team, whilst Burne Troop had an individual entry in both the under 12 and 12+ categories. 
Below, a few pictures from the event and the long awaited results…..
Individual
Under 12 Boys – 3rd Place – Sean Powley (Burne)
Over 12 Boys – 4th Place – Charlie Wilcox (Earley)
Over 12 Boys – 5th Place – Chris Roscoe (Burne)
Over 12 Boys – 7th Place – Jordan Fowler-Newnan (Earley)
Teams
Under 12 Boys – 2nd Place – Chris Wells & Toju Uwejamomere (Earley)
Over 12 Boys – 1st Place – Matt Randall, Tom Hannah & James O’Brien (Earley)
Over 12 Boys – 2nd Place – Angus Gardner, Henry McCarron & Ben Jones (Earley)
Well done to you all.
In a presentation ceremony and tour of the facilities today, Maggie and Jim attended the Miskin Theatre, on behalf of the 5th Dartford Scout Group, to receive their Award Certificate for ‘Best Youth Organisation‘. We thank everyone concerned in the nomination and voting process for recognising the 5th’s continued commitment to the social, physical and mental development of the youth in our community through a balanced programme and everyday adventure.
Tonight Matt & James of the Earley-Troop attended a County presentation for the the Chief Scout Gold Award at Maling School, Maidstone. The VIP guest on this occasion was Tim Kidd, Chief Commissioner of England and the presentations were assisted by Dean Harding ACC Scouts. As always, Des Harris added some humor to the proceedings and James got the laugh of the evening when he volleyed one of Des’ jokes. 
Whilst at the presentation, James was also formally presented with his Kent Scout’s gold volunteer award, which recognises 100+ hrs of voluntary service to the community.
The following album captures a few highlights from the evening.
Tonight 3 members of the 5th Dartford Scout Group’s Earley-Troop received their Chief Scout Gold Award. Matthew, James and Tom were presented with their awards by DC Paul Abel & DSL Wayne Tompkinson. This award is the highest attainable in the Scout section and represents a significant effort – very well done lads.
Below – a few pictures from the day; If you’ve taken any photos at this event and would like to include them in our archive, please email them to: media@5thdartfordscouts.org.uk. Click here to view our annual section reports.
